Import/export HS code 85235990: Various storage devices

Miscellaneous storage devices not covered by other codes

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Singapore 19,527,436
United States 4,620,464
Mexico 3,264,714
Netherlands 3,126,591
France 1,109,989

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Singapore 12,623,850 6,903,586 -5,720,264
United States 2,273,835 2,346,629 +72,794
Mexico 2,168,396 1,096,318 -1,072,078
Netherlands 2,438,672 687,919 -1,750,753
France 546,760 563,229 +16,469
China 510,224 576,858 +66,634
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 313,478 575,686 +262,208
Switzerland 689,986 144,310 -545,676
Germany 426,143 405,895 -20,248
Ireland 107,348 426,000 +318,652

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Singapore 20,145,458
United States 3,851,384
Mexico 2,852,263
Netherlands 2,305,779
China 2,148,250

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Singapore 12,622,681 7,522,777 -5,099,904
United States 2,127,691 1,723,693 -403,998
Mexico 2,132,406 719,857 -1,412,549
Netherlands 2,055,374 250,405 -1,804,969
China 821,811 1,326,439 +504,628
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 675,708 323,962 -351,746
Malaysia 416,112 339,758 -76,354
Switzerland 636,126 87,654 -548,472
Taiwan 199,221 471,563 +272,342
Ireland 86,611 426,582 +339,971

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 41
Inner London - West 33
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 22
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 22
Surrey, East and West Sussex 22

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 27 26 -1
Inner London - West 16 22 +6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 13 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 18 11 -7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 12 -3
Greater Manchester 14 10 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 11 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 8 -1
Inner London - East 2 9 +7
Outer London - West and North West 5 8 +3

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 32,347,098
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,364,237
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,205,815
Other 327,000
Road transport 9,275

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Air transport 18,716,949 13,630,149 -5,086,800
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,638,942 725,295 -2,913,647
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,469,360 736,455 -732,905
Other 283,791 43,209 -240,582
Road transport 0 9,275 +9,275

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 24,000,907
East Midlands Airport 3,104,659
London Stansted Airport 2,629,116
Birmingham Airport 1,579,020
Harwich 1,516,932

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
London Heathrow Airport 14,897,933 9,102,974 -5,794,959
East Midlands Airport 1,372,343 1,732,316 +359,973
London Stansted Airport 1,544,795 1,084,321 -460,474
Birmingham Airport 395,662 1,183,358 +787,696
Harwich 1,496,466 20,466 -1,476,000
Southampton 1,287,184 150,983 -1,136,201
Dover / Eurotunnel 491,543 424,135 -67,408
Dover 572,471 131,595 -440,876
Manchester Airport 395,975 209,044 -186,931
London Gateway Port 348,124 218,122 -130,002

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
75
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
50
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
29
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
28
Manufacture of electrical equipment
22

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 39
2026-04 30
2026-03 46
2026-02 34
2026-01 38

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
54m+ 173
1m-15m 104
15m-54m 43
0-1m 34
Other 29

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
United States 5,318,735
Netherlands 4,448,834
Germany 1,391,627
Canada 1,127,269
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 878,390

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
United States 3,748,169 1,570,566 -2,177,603
Netherlands 1,589,717 2,859,117 +1,269,400
Germany 738,542 653,085 -85,457
Canada 380,555 746,714 +366,159
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 449,236 429,154 -20,082
France 284,198 435,697 +151,499
Israel 117,686 340,396 +222,710
India 203,425 145,058 -58,367
Poland 124,109 215,105 +90,996
Mexico 0 331,039 +331,039

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XI 61,749
Ireland 921
China 404

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XI 61,749 0 -61,749
Ireland 479 442 -37
China 158 246 +88

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 12,444,384
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,734,459
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 889,040
Other 63,074

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Air transport 6,537,244 5,907,140 -630,104
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,434,998 3,299,461 +864,463
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 420,586 468,454 +47,868
Other 62,386 688 -61,698

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 5,134,930
East Midlands Airport 4,081,039
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,135,214
London Stansted Airport 2,470,078
Dover 2,299,173

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
London Heathrow Airport 3,200,412 1,934,518 -1,265,894
East Midlands Airport 1,580,262 2,500,777 +920,515
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,233,909 1,901,305 +667,396
London Stansted Airport 1,524,612 945,466 -579,146
Dover 1,130,935 1,168,238 +37,303
ZLC 199,564 453,705 +254,141
Immingham Docks 63,054 298,741 +235,687
London Gateway Port 236,426 0 -236,426
Felixstowe 21,630 173,260 +151,630
Southampton 103,450 34,760 -68,690

Quick facts

HS code: 85235990

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Miscellaneous storage devices not covered by other codes